Mumbai: Students' wait for educational kits continue
To encourage more students to enroll in civic-run schools, the BMC started providing 27 educational items to them. All these items are expected to reach the students on the first day of school. However, the distribution process has been delayed since the scheme was launched in 2007. This year, all the civic-run schools reopened on June 13, but they had to wait for most of the articles.
Trains on Central, Harbour and Transharbour lines plying smoothly: Central Railway
Mumbai to see generally cloudy sky for the next 48 hours; moderate rains in city and suburbs: IMD
According to the IMD, Mumbai and suburbs may see generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain in 24 hours but have forecasted moderate showers for the next 48 hours.
Kurla building collapse: Accused had put 37 persons in dangerous building, says Court
A sessions court that denied bail recently to a 37-year-old contractor Dilip Biswas arrested in the collapse last month of Kurla’s Naik Nagar Cooperative Society building, said in its detailed order that he had put 37 people in the building which was declared dangerous by the municipal corporation for human residence.
Mumbai: 23-year-old held after rampage in Worli
A 23-year-old man armed with an axe allegedly went on a rampage near a plush luxury hotel in Worli in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Police officials rushed to the spot and arrested him before he could harm anyone, but not before he had led them on a short chase and injured one of the officials.
Mumbai: 5 AC e-buses for city’s BEST connecting SoBo route
Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) passengers are delighted after the introduction of five air-conditioned (AC) brand new electric buses in one of the oldest and most popular bus routes of the city – route number 66. This route began in the 1960s to improve the city’s connectivity between south Mumbai and Chunabhatti, and was later extended up to Sion.
Mumbai: Western Railway to observe mega block between Santacruz and Goregaon on Sunday
To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling & overhead equipment, a jumbo block of five hours will be taken on Up & Dn fast lines between Santacruz and Goregaon from 10.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs on Sunday, 24th July 2022.
Mumbai: 299 Covid cases, 1 death in city
There has been a slight rise in the daily Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, with 299 cases and one fatality being recorded on Friday, increasing the total count to 11,21,836, with 19,635 deaths till now.
Har Ghar Tiranga: BMC to distribute 50L national flags in city
The BMC will distribute 50 lakh national flags to citizens to hoist at home under the Har Ghar Tiranaga initiative.
The decision was taken at a meeting held by Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Friday evening.
Thane: Rs 10.94L for expat couple injured in accident on India visit
The Thane Motor Accident Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of Rs 10.94 lakh to a couple from Canada who were injured in an accident during their visit to India 12 years ago.
Govt mandates installing fire evacuation lifts in all high-rise buildings
The energy department of Maharashtra government, on Saturday, issued a fresh advisory that all high-rise buildings in the state equal to or taller than 70 metres need to have a Fire Evacuation Lift (FEL) installed in the building for safety purposes.
Central Railway demolishes 74 K-type railway quarters near Dockyard Road station
74 K-type railway quarters located near Dockyard Road station were used by 4th class railway workers in the past. Due to their dilapidated condition, only ten quarters were occupied by railway workers. In the last seven years, the remaining vacant quarters had become a den of unsocial elements.
Maternal deaths in Mumbai drop by 28 per cent
In Mumbai, the cases decreased from 130 in 2019 to 109 in 2020 (a reduction of 21 deaths or 16 per cent), further dipping to 93 in 2021 (fall by 16 deaths or 15 per cent), as per data revealed through a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by activist Chetan Kothari.
Elderly woman injured, houses damaged as overhead water tank bursts
At least six houses were destroyed and 15 others suffered damages after an overhead water tank made of corrugated steel sheets burst in a settlement in Maharashtra's Thane city early on Saturday, officials said.
Taloja prison yet to get money from govt for library books
The Taloja Central prison in Navi Mumbai is yet to receive money from the Maharashtra government to purchase more books for its library as ordered by the Bombay High Court during a hearing of a bail plea filed by activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case.
Mumbai activity club Sanskriti Art hosts Trashion Pe Fashion; curious? Read on
Trashion Pe Fashion was an all-India creativity competition for kids organised by Sanskriti Art. The children made fashion pieces out of waste materials.
The event was organised to enhance ecological values among children and teach them to generate less waste and recycle.
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Works of a new Kalyan-Murbad line to begin in September
New 28-km-long Kalyan Murbad line will soon be coming up, the work for same is set to begin this September, says Union Minister Kapil Patil.
The route will connect rural areas of Thane district to suburbs. The stations on the line will be: Kalyan, Shahad, Ambivli, Kamba Road, Apti, Mamnoli, Potgaon and Murbad.
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Mumbai weather update: IMD predicts no intense rain for two days
IMD has said that there's an absence of significant weather systems over the city, however there's a possibility of moderate showers in the city and suburbs.
Do step out with your umbrellas, just in case and read our detailed report here
